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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1907
Page
3
A quotation from Dr. Adam Clark asserts that true happiness comes from avoiding energy stagnation. He warns against juggling too many activities or sources of power, urging to keep energies active yet focused.
A wandering narrator on a tropical Atlantic voyage falls for a Creole girl seen on deck. Their brief, intense evenings unfold as the ship nears the equator, ending when she lands and leaves behind a note and a tattered handkerchief. The tale closes with the relic of her lace and lawn emblem, Carita.
Prof A L Kroeber of the University of California argues languages are not as widespread as thought, citing Yakuts and Yukuts in California. He finds identical grammatical structure but wholly different vocabularies, with adjectives and verbs ordered differently and a decimal versus quaternary numeral system. California’s Indian linguistic variety within a square mile is noted.
In a sharp critique in Book Monthly Hall Caine laments a writer’s failed effort to captivate readers in real time. Keble Howard notes many authors struggle to reach an audience despite heart's-blood effort. A reader recounts a railway encounter where a wealthy man reads Caine’s work and a child’s comment reveals shared reading.
Paul Hill manager of the Omaha cattery at 3017 Charles Street reports hail lashed the tar paper building destroying the roof. White Faun a prized white cat died beneath the roof as hailstones struck. The cattery houses about 20 pedigreed cats and White Faun was valued at $150.
Francia J. Dexter of San Juan predicts tobacco will soon rival sugar as Porto Rico’s key product. He notes large plantations shifting to tobacco, boosting leaf output and land prices while sugar production continues to rise.
The condensed milk trade shows rapid expansion from 8 million pounds sold in 1870 to 12 million in 1880, 37 million in 1890, and 187 million in 1900. The current production is implied to be even larger.
The new electric railway link between Europe and Apia plans to start at Resign, cross the Can gees mountains and finish at Tible, about 186 miles from Gud to the end. The project proposes a swift connection spanning continents pending government consent.
Edna, a lonely telephone operator, falls for a mysterious caller named Frank Howard who uses the wired line for a secret romance. When she learns his last name she discovers he is already bound to his mother and a budding relationship with a woman he calls his sweetheart. He invites Edna to meet his mother after a law class, hinting at a shared future.
The text describes how licorice root is dug in three to five year cycles, carried to depots, and dried from October to May or June until it weighs half the original. It is sorted into debris and batte, with baled roots weighing about 220 pounds shipped to the United States, where it is used raw and in licorice paste for medicine and tobacco flavoring. Annual U.S. exports reach about 14,210 tons valued at $550,000.
In a fragmentary dramatic scene, Charlie McNatt wrestles with jealousy and resolve after a breakup with Callie. He vows never to love again yet contemplates a future engagement, while a friend presses him to pursue a new social lead with Lar kin’s girl, hinting at ongoing romantic distractions.
Filipe Sol, consulting engineer for Chile, and Juan M. Gatica, Chile’s attorney general, plan to recruit about twenty American engineers to work in Chile’s burgeoning mining fields. Sol notes a shortage of skilled engineers and hints at promising opportunities in saltpeter and gold mining as they tour Philadelphia, Niagara Falls, and New York. He says several Philadelphia engineers have shown favorable interest, though he cannot disclose specifics.
Travelers detained at a village inn inquire about amusements and learn the billiard room exists. The only playing surface is a poorly lit table with worn gray balls. The waiter assures guests they distinguish balls by shape, eliciting a dry joke about red and white balls.
Wages in Great Britain run higher than on the continent with France and Germany above Italy Spain and Austria. At the Carlsbad district court Austria set daily labor wages for 1907 1908 and 1909 for males and females across age groups and roles. Foremen 60 cents. other men 40 cents. apprentices 20 cents. Adult females 28 cents. juveniles 18 cents. State servants 48 cents. post and telegraph 44 cents.
An Engiih tourist warned against bathing in a river dies after entering the river mouth despite a guide’s assurance none are present. The guide quips that there are many sharks and alligators are out, making the area unsafe.
A patron asks for a copy of The Art of Being Happy at Home while the librarian explains the book is out. The staff proposes a small booklet on Jiu-fuey as a substitute offering implied value to the customer.
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